Lymphatic System

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Across
  1. 2. - network of transporting vessels
  2. 6. - indirectly to produce humoral immunity
  3. 8. - fluid in the lymphatic system in which lymphocytes and monocytes are suspended
  4. 10. - sewerage system
  5. 11. - resembles lymph nodes because it acts like a filter removing cellular debris, bacteria, parasites, and other infectious agents
  6. 14. - masses of lymphatic tissue located in the pharynx
  7. 15. - B cells and T cells provide a specialized type of defence
  8. 16. - What illness causes the lymph nodes to swell
  9. 17. - maintains fluid levels in our body tissues by removing all fluids that leak out of our blood vessels
  10. 18. - Any of a group of small proteins, originally isolated from the thymus, that are involved in a variety of functions
  11. 20. - Most common disease of the system
Down
  1. 1. - responsible for fighting infection
  2. 2. - include B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells
  3. 3. - located in the upper part of the chest. It partially controls the immune system by transforming certain lymphocytes into T-cells
  4. 4. - to produce cell-mediated immunity
  5. 5. - begins in the Thymus
  6. 7. - The most numerous cells of the immune system are the
  7. 9. - depositories for cellular debris
  8. 12. - B lymphocytes that retain information about previous challenges
  9. 13. - the system of glands, tissues, and passages involved in generating lymphocytes and circulating them through the body
  10. 19. - the largest lymphatic vessel in the human body